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Hippo goes belly up

Hippo Technology, the once great empire that comprised of hippoRENT, hippoVEND and even hippoVIEWER is no more.

From the dawn of Second Life, Andy Enfield built a robust rental system, but unlike similar systems on the market today, hippoRENT included a full and comprehensive accounting system, where a landlord could find out exact incomes for regions, properties or specific tenants.

In 2011 Andy needed to step away from Second Life, and his products were sold to B & M software.

The new owners did little to keep the product up-to-date and support was a very hit and miss affair. It was not unusual that a client would wait for up to a month for a reply, which was usually vague when it finally arrived.

The final nail in the coffin went unreported on Valentines day this year, when the cloud servers collapsed leaving Hippo without a web presence and the once mighty hippo left the virtual world with a whimper that went unheard and unreported.

The company has posted a final bon voyage, with a non committal pledge to keep an eye on trends.

It is with a sense of nostalgia, that we bid a fond farewell to the once great Hippo!

ty : mainlandlondon